372 Persian Proverbs
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"That smells bad," said the cat about meat that it cannot reach.
2. ![A bad wound heals, but a bad word doesn't.. Persian Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A bad wound heals, but a bad word doesn't.
3. ![A beggar will always be a beggar even if they give him the whole world as a gift.. Persian Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A beggar will always be a beggar even if they give him the whole world as a gift.
4. ![A blind man who sees is better than a sighted man who is blind.. Persian Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A blind man who sees is better than a sighted man who is blind.
5. ![A blind person who sees is better than a seeing person who is blind.. Persian Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A blind person who sees is better than a seeing person who is blind.
6. ![A broken hand works, but not a broken heart.. Persian Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A broken hand works, but not a broken heart.
7. ![A broken sleeve holdeth the arm back.. Persian Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A broken sleeve holdeth the arm back.
8. ![A camel does not drink with a spoon.. Persian Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A camel does not drink with a spoon.
9. ![A child is a bridge to heaven.. Persian Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A child is a bridge to heaven.
10. ![A coquettish woman is like a shadow -- as you chase her she runs away, and if you run away, she chases after you.. Persian Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A coquettish woman is like a shadow -- as you chase her she runs away, and if you run away, she chases after you.
11. ![A dog by your side is better than a brother miles away.. Persian Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A dog by your side is better than a brother miles away.
12. ![A friend is a poem.. Persian Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A friend is a poem.
13. ![A friend is like a poem.. Persian Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A friend is like a poem.
14. ![A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a single hair.. Persian Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a single hair.
15. ![A greedy man is always poor.. Persian Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A greedy man is always poor.
16. ![A hungry person dreams of sangak bread.. Persian Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A hungry person dreams of sangak bread.
17. ![A man can pose as a wise when searching for wisdom, but if he believes to have find it, is a fool.. Persian Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A man can pose as a wise when searching for wisdom, but if he believes to have find it, is a fool.
18. ![A man without a child is a king without sorrows.. Persian Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A man without a child is a king without sorrows.
19. ![A man without passion is no son of Adam.. Persian Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A man without passion is no son of Adam.
20. ![A man's servant can live for a hundred years; the slave of a woman dies in six months.. Persian Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A man's servant can live for a hundred years; the slave of a woman dies in six months.
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